Trump admin prepares to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans
President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration is pursuing denaturalization of some U.S. citizens, with particular focus on Somali Americans.
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A federal ICE agent fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation, prompting an impeachment effort against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. President Donald Trump also confirmed plans to pursue denaturalization of some U.S. citizens, while House lawmakers dropped a proposal to revive the Justice Department’s China Initiative. The U.S. arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro drew reaction on Chinese social media, and “KPop Demon Hunters” won major Golden Globe awards, Bowen Yang announced his exit from “Saturday Night Live,” Netflix set an April return for “Beef,” Simu Liu confirmed Shang-Chi’s role in the next Avengers films and Chloe Kim’s Olympic status came into question after a shoulder injury.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good is married to Filipino immigrant: report
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is married to a Filipino immigrant whose parents work as doctors in the Philippines, a Daily Mail report revealed.
Catch up: Jonathan E. Ross, 43, shot Good, 37, last Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis as she sat in her SUV, which she and her wife Rebecca were using to record ICE operations. Minneapolis police arrived at the scene shortly after receiving reports of the shooting and found Good with a gunshot wound to the head. Firefighters transported her to a local hospital where she died. Good leaves behind her wife and 6-year-old child.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quickly defended the shooting, telling CNN that Good “attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle.” However, multiple videos and eyewitness accounts contradict that version of events, prompting Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to call the federal account “bullshit.” The shooting occurred during Operation Metro Surge, which has deployed more than 2,400 DHS agents into the Twin Cities area, outnumbering the city’s police force by more than two to one.
About Ross: Ross, an Iraq War veteran, has reportedly worked with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division since at least 2013 and currently serves on the agency’s Special Response Team. He married his unidentified wife, 38, in August 2012. While she holds U.S. citizenship, her physician parents live in the Philippines, as per the Daily Mail. Speaking to the outlet, Ross’ father Ed declined discussing her immigration history and defended his son as “a committed, conservative Christian” and a “tremendous” father and husband.”
Interestingly, the ICE agent’s personal life shows cultural connections alongside political divisions. During their time in El Paso, Texas, his wife shared a 2013 photograph of herself standing beside a Border Patrol helicopter and posted pictures featuring recipes from a Spanish-language cookbook. Family disagreements over politics emerged in October 2020 when Ross’ sister Nicole condemned white supremacy on Facebook, sparking a discussion about the Proud Boys that ended with her writing “we have to respectfully disagree” and “you are my brother and I love you, but we will not engage in a debate on Facebook.”
Neighbors told the Daily Mail they observed pro-Trump and “Don’t Tread On Me” Gadsden flags at Ross’ residence until recently. One described his wife as “polite, very nice, very outgoing” while calling him “very reserved.”
Why this matters: Ross’ marriage to a non-white citizen whose parents live in the Philippines adds a layer of complexity to debates over immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, whose crackdown includes racial profiling. For Filipino Americans, one of the nation’s largest Asian immigrant populations, Ross’ family background stands in tension with his role in what federal officials tout as the “largest immigration operation ever.”
The shooting also carries personal history that provides context. Last June in Bloomington, Minnesota, an undocumented immigrant reportedly dragged Ross over 100 yards with a vehicle during a traffic stop, leaving him hospitalized with injuries requiring dozens of stitches to his arm and hand. Beyond the use of force, the shooting has raised questions about accountability, as federal authorities have blocked state investigators from examining case files and physical evidence.
Noem on Sunday announced hundreds of additional federal agents would arrive in Minneapolis until today.
Calls for Kristi Noem’s impeachment escalate after Minneapolis shooting
Calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have gained momentum following last week’s fatal shooting of Minnesota resident Renee Good by an ICE officer.
State of play: Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) announced plans Thursday to introduce articles of impeachment charging Noem with obstruction of Congress, violation of public trust and self-dealing. At least nine Democrats have pledged to co-sponsor the effort, including Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii). Adding to the pressure, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on House Judiciary, told Axios there is “a rising clamor for oversight and potentially impeachment of Secretary Noem after the nightmare in Minneapolis.”
Zoom out: The impeachment push reflects growing concerns about how enforcement tactics affect vulnerable communities nationwide. Renee Good died on Jan. 7 following two fatal Chicago incidents: Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was killed in September and Marimar Martinez was shot in October. Democratic Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.) told AP News that Good being a white U.S. citizen and mother “may be opening the eyes of the American public” to aggressive tactics previously used against immigrant populations.
Similar calls against Noem emerged following a Dec. 11 congressional hearing, where Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) presented Purple Heart veteran Sae Joon Park, a Korean immigrant who self-deported to South Korea in June after officials canceled his deferred action despite convictions dating back over 15 years. Together, these cases show how enforcement approaches prioritize removal over considerations like rehabilitation and family stability, regardless of an individual’s service record or connections to the U.S.
Why this matters: For Asian American communities, the stakes extend beyond any single case. Park’s attorney previously noted that 38% of military naturalizations involve non-citizens, meaning thousands of Asian American service members face potential removal for past non-violent offenses.
Politically, Democrats see the escalating outcry as critical for November’s midterm elections, which they expect will center on healthcare and cost-of-living concerns. The controversy has drawn some Republican concern as well, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska calling the Minneapolis videos “deeply disturbing” and saying the situation “cannot happen again.”
Kelly’s impeachment resolution now advances to the House Judiciary Committee, though Republicans’ congressional control makes passage highly improbable.
Trump admin prepares to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans
President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration is pursuing denaturalization of some U.S. citizens, with particular focus on Somali Americans.
What he’s saying: In an interview with The New York Times last week, Trump declared he would denaturalize Americans “in a heartbeat if they were dishonest” and claimed that “many of the people that came in from Somalia, they hate our country.” He cited Minnesota’s Somali community, where federal authorities have convicted dozens since 2022 of stealing hundreds of millions from a COVID-19-era child nutrition program.
